Platinum Equity Form 3 Wesco Aircraft / Tom Gores ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc [ WAIR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	40,952,683(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)	I(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)	See Footnotes(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Gores Tom

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wolverine Holdings Corp

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wolverine Intermediate Holding Corp

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wolverine Intermediate Holding II Corp

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC

360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Wolverine Intermediate Holding Corporation ("WIH") is the sole shareholder of Wolverine Intermediate Holding II Corporation ("WIH II") and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer (the "Shares") beneficially owned by WIH II. Wolverine Holdings Corporation ("WHC") is the sole shareholder of WIH and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by WIH. Platinum Equity Capital Partners International IV (Cayman), L.P. ("PECP Int'l IV") is the sole shareholder of WHC and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by WHC. Platinum Equity Partners International IV (Cayman), L.P. ("PEP Int'l IV") is the general partner of PECP Int'l IV and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PECP Int'l IV.

2. (Continued from Footnote 1) Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IV (Cayman), LLC ("PEIH IV Cayman") is the general partner of PEP Int'l IV and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PEP Int'l IV. Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IV, LLC ("PEIH IV") is the sole member of PEIH IV Cayman and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PEIH IV Cayman. Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IV Manager, LLC ("PEIH IV Manager") is the sole manager of PEIH IV and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PEIH IV. Platinum Equity InvestCo, L.P. ("PEI LP") owns all of the economic interests in PEIH IV and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PEIH IV. Platinum Equity Investment Holdings IC (Cayman), LLC ("PEIH IC LLC") is the general partner of PEI LP and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PEI LP.

3. (Continued from Footnote 2) Platinum Equity Investment Holdings, LLC ("PEIH LLC") is the sole member of PEIH IC LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PEIH IC LLC. Platinum InvestCo (Cayman), LLC ("PI LLC") holds a controlling interest in PEI LP and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PEI LP. Platinum Equity, LLC ("Platinum Equity") is the sole member of PEIH IV Manager and PEIH LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by each of PEIH IV Manager and PEIH LLC. Platinum Equity and Tom Gores, together, hold a controlling interest in PI LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by PI LLC.

4. (Continued from Footnote 3) Tom Gores is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Equity and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by Platinum Equity. Mr. Gores disclaims beneficial ownership of all the Shares beneficially owned by each of the foregoing entities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Because of the relationship discussed above, each Reporting Person may be deemed to own securities reported in this Form 3.

5. WIH II and Wolverine Merger Corporation ("Merger Sub") entered into Voting and Support Agreements (collectively, the "Voting Agreements") with Falcon Aerospace Holdings, LLC, certain affiliates of Makaira Partners, LLC and Randy Snyder and certain affiliated trusts. The Voting Agreements were entered into in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of August 8, 2019, by and among Wolverine, Merger Sub and the Issuer. For additional information regarding the Voting Agreements and the Merger Agreement, see Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2019 (the "Schedule 13D").

6. As a result of certain provisions contained in the Voting Agreements, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared voting power to vote up to an aggregate of 40,952,683 Shares, representing approximately 41.1% of the 99,749,063 Shares outstanding as of August 7, 2019 (as represented to the Reporting Persons by the Issuer pursuant to the Merger Agreement) deemed beneficially owned pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Reporting Persons hereby disclaim beneficial ownership of all such Shares that are the subject of the Voting Agreements and this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for any or all purposes, the beneficial owners of any such Shares that are the subject of the Voting Agreements and covered by this Form 3.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney (Mr. Gores), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Schedule 13D; Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filing Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Schedule 13D; and Exhibit 99.2 - Signatures Form.

	See Exhibit 99.2 Signatures	08/19/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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